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0. B. HOPKINS; CASH REGISTERING AND INDIGATING APPARATUS.

No. 384,692. Patented June 19, 1888.

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0. B. HOPKINS.

CASH REGISTERING AND INDIGATING APPARATUS.

Patented Jl l l le 19, 1888.

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CASH REGISTERING AND INDIGATING APPARATUS. N0.'384,692. Patented June 19, 1888.

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QPECZPZCATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 384,692, dated June 19, 1888.

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To aZZ 1072 0721, it may concern:

Be it known that i, {Luann B. HoPKiNs, of Louisville,in the county oi'Jei'ferson,and in the State ofiientuclcy, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Cash Registering and Indicating Apparatus; and I do hereby dc clare that thei'ollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1 shows a view in perspective of my indicating and registering mechanism with the casing removed; Fig. 2, a sectional View of the same, with the section taken on line :0 of Fig. 1; Fig. a detail perspective view of the swinging wing or catch for the indicator-rods; ilig. t, a similar view of a portion of the slotted i'ront or key plate and the sliding 0' stops on the back thereof; F1 5, a plan JlCW oi the registering mechanism, and Fig. G a detail 1; erspective View of the sec ond one of the series of registering-wheels.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each oi the figures.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved cash registering and indicating apparatus; and to this end invention consists in the apparatus and in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the parts and elements the col, as hereinafter specified.

In the drawings, A A designate the upright sides oi the frame which provide for supporting the operative parts of my apparatus. Such frame is preferably of metal, and is made so that it can be bodily set into or removed from the inclosing-casing which may be used for the appi'iratns. Vr'ith such construction and arrangement the various parts of the apparatus can be properly assembled within the frame before the latter is fastened in or inclosed by the cisin I have not shown any particular form of said casing, except in so far as is shown in 2 by dotted lines, for any desired form or kind of the same can be used without ail'cciing the operative parts of the apparatus and without departure from my invention.

The frame-sides A A are connected at their front edges by the front plate, A, which forms the key plate or board of the apparatus. EX- tending across at the back of the frame, and attached at their ends to the frame-sides AA, are the two bars B B, one vertically above the otheri The lower one of these (the bar B) is preferably made in the form of an angle-bar, with a (lownwardly-extending flange or rib, b, at its rear side, though I do not limit myself to such form or construction.

In the bars 13 B are corresponding series of holes or Openings 2) Z) I), those in bar B being vertically opposite those in bar 13. Extending through and guided in these openings in the two bars'are the indicator rods or bars 0 O O, twenty in number, as shown in the drawings, but which can be increased or diminished in number, as desired, to suit any purpose. At their lower ends, below the guide bar B, each of these rods is bent forward at a right angle to form the short forwardly-projecting arm 0. Each of these arms projects forward into and is guided as the respective rod is raised or lowered by a slot, (1, in a plate, D, which extends across within the frame and is at its end attached to the frame-sides A A. By the engagement of the slots (Z (Z (Z in plate D with the arms 0 c on the indicator-rods O O the arms are kept projecting directly forward and the rods themselves are held from any axial rotation as they are moved up or down. A

The guide-plate D can be made of a simple fiat plate turned up on edge and slotted, as indicated in the drawings. It can be formed of a series of upright tongues or narrow plates extending upward from a bar which forms the base of the plate.

Around each rod G is a spiral spring, E, at its lower end resting on bar 13, and at its upper end engaging a pin, 6, on the rod. To limit the upward throw of the rods under stress of the springs, each rod is provided with a stop for engagingthe under side of the bar B. Such stop I have shown in the form of a collar, 6'; but it could,of course, be spin or shoulderinstead.

I do not intend to limit myself to the form of springs shown for holding the indicatorrods elevated and raising them again when depressed. Any desired form of spring for this pnrpose,eng aging the rods in any desired way and at any point, can be used without departure from my invention.

Instead of using the slotted guideplate D for preventing rotation of the rods 0 0,1 contemplate making the rod-receiving openings 1/ 1/1) in the'loars 13 B square or angular in shape, and having the bars correspondingly shaped, so as to fit the openings.

Extending across the top of the frame directly over rods 0 O is the plate F, attached at its opposite ends to the upper portion of the side frame-plates, A A. Upon the front and back of this plate are corresponding series of figures or numbers. Such numbers are made to indicate dilferent amounts of cash from five cents up to one dollar, and each numberis located above one of the indicator-rods. I have shown in the drawings twentyof these numbers, beginning on the left of the front of the plate with five, and from that increasing by five up to one hundred, or the dollar-mark at the right. On the rear side of the plate the numbers are correspondingly arranged, but increase from right to leftas they are looked at from the rear of the apparatus.

The casing to be used for the apparatus is to have the usual display-openings across the front and rear of its upper portion, as indieated at G and G in Fig. 2, and such displayopenings are situated opposite the series of numberson the plate F, so that when any of the numbers are uncovered they can be seen from outsideof the casing.

I have shown the numbers on the plate not arrangedin one line, but alternately above and below a certain horizontal line across the plate. The upper numbers are'above or over the division lines or spaces between thelowcr numbers. This arrangement is mainly to economize space, and so that the numbers can be made large and plain without crowding them and without increasing the length of plateF and the width of the apparatus.

Upon the upper end of each of theindicatorrods 0 are two upright plates, H H, extending up in frontand rear, respectively, of the plate F, on which are the indicating or display numbers. These plates serve, as shown, to hide allof the numbers on the plateF when the rods are all in their elevated position. \Vhen an'y rod is depressed or drawn down, as described hereinafter, the numbers on the front and the back of the plate F corresponding to the rod will be uncovered, so that they can be seen through the display-openings at the front and the back of the casing. To catch and hold the arm 0 on any of the rods that may be depressed, I have provided the swinging plate I, extending across within the frame in front of the lower ends of the indicatorrods. This plate is at its ends supported by the arms I 1, which are pivoted on pins or studs 13 t on the frame-sides A A. To swing the lower edge of the plate rearward toward the indicator-rods,so that it will be in position to engage and be engaged by the arms 0 c on the rods 0 0 when the latter are drawn down, I carry one of the arms I I up above its pivot and attach to its upper end the spring 1 which at its other end is attached to the frames'ide, as shown best in Fig. 3. If desired, the other arm I can also be extended up above its pivot, and asecond spring can be attached to this arm to act upon it just as the spring already deseribed does on the other arm; or, as indicated in the drawings, a spring, I, can be attached to the rear side of the plate itself, so as to draw such plate rearward. Instead of a plate, as shown, with its supporting pivotal arms, obviously a simple bar supported upon pivotal arms somewhatlonger than those shown can be used for the same purpose.

, Stoppins t" t" serve to limit the rearward swing of the plate I, stopping it in such position that its lower edge normally stands under and to the rearward of the forward ends of arms 0 c.

Extending across near the front side of the frame and supported at its opposite ends in the frame-sides is the rod K, upon which is journaled the sleeve K, free to slide and retate on the rod. Attached to orearried by this sleeve is the lever L, whose forward end extends out through the longitudinal slotMin the front or key plate, A, and is then turned downward, as shown, to form a finger-piece, by which the lever can be easily and conveniently engaged by the finger and moved along or raised. In the plate A, and extending up from the upper side of slot M, are the vertical slots at m m-one for each one of the indicatorrods. These slots, which, like the indicatorrods, are equidistant the one from the other, are designated by numbers marked on the plate, such numbers for the various slots corresponding with the numbers on plate F above the respective rods.

The rear end of lever L is provided with the downwardly-extending arm or plate L, which, when the lever is moved along until its front end comes under one of the slots at m, will be directly over the arm 0 on the indieator'rod corresponding to the slot. If then the forward end of the lever be raised up in the slot m, the arm L will engage and depress the arm a and draw the indieator-rod down so as to expose the number above the rod on plate F. As the arm 0 descends, itsend engages the rear side of the wing or swinging pawl-plate I and swings such plate forward. Asthe arm passes down oifofthe plate, thelatter, under stress of the springs I I,swings rearward again over the arm in position to hold it depressed when it is released by the arm L of the lever L. IVith this construction, obviously, when another indicator-rod is depressed so that its arm engages the wing or plate I and rides down over it, the arm a on the rod previously depressed and held down by the lower edge of the plate will be released by the forward swinging of the plate, and such rod will be thrown up again by its spring E.

On the left side of lever L, near its rear end, is the pin or stud Z, for a purpose to be described.

Extending across the frame under the rear end of the lever L is the bar N, having at its ends the forwardly-extending arms N N, each pivoted on a stud, 02, on the respective frame-side. To these arms, forward of their pivotal points, are attached the springs a n, which are so attached to the frame-sides as to draw the forward ends of the arms downward to raise the bar N. A stop-pin, a is adapted to engage one of the arms N and act as a stop to limit its upward swing. Itis so situated as to stop the arm when the bar N has risen up to stand just below the rear end of the lever L when the latter is in its elevated position. Pivoted to the left side of the frame above the bar N is the pawl O, which is adapted to swing on its pivot 0 in a plane parallel to the frameside. Thelower portion, at least, of the pawl is made of spring material, so that its lower end normally stands outa short distance from the frame-side. On its front side, near its lower end,the pawl O is provided with a notch, 0, adapted to engage a lip or lug, 0', on the bar N. Below this notch the front side of the pawl is inclined downward and rearward, so that when the bar N has been depressed and rises again the lug 0 thereon, engaging the incline on the pawl, will swing the pawl rearwardly. To swing the pawl forward again when the lug 0 comes to the notch 0, I have provided the spring 0, attached to an arm of the pawl above its pivot. The lug o" is so situ ated on the bar N and is of such extent that when the lower spring end of the pawl stands out from the frame-side in the position which it normally would take the front edge of the pawl is in position to engage the rear side of the lug 0 as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

Any pressure upon the inner side of the pawl 0 will swing it outward, so as to disengage its front edge from the lug. The pinl on the sir e of lever L is, as shown, in position to strike the pawl and spring it outward offof the lug 0".

To limit the outward springing as well as the forward swing of'the lower end of the pawl O, I have provided the hook form of stop 0 on the frame-side, shown in the drawings, the main part of the book being adapted to engage a notch on the front side of the pawl, and its outer part being turned rearward on the inner side of the pawl.

Projecting upward from the pivotal arm N" of the bar N, which is on the same side of the apparatus with pawl O, is the short arm or lug P, on which is pivoted the spring dog or pawl 1). Such dog is beveled on the front side of its upper end, and is pivoted so as to be free to swing rearwardly but not forwardly on the lug P. A spring, 1)", tends to hold it normally upright on the lug. Projecting into the arc of movement of the upper end of this dog as the bar N is lowered and raised is the lower end of the hammer-lever P, pivoted to the frame-side, as shown, and carrying on its upper end a suitable striker for striking the bell P. A spring, 1?, draws the lever toward the bell to deliver a stroke thereon when the lever has been swung forward and released.

Attached. to the lever L is the cord R, which at its other end is attached to the rotary drum R, journaled on the stationary shaft R", supported in lugs r;- on the frame'side. A spring, R, attached at one end to the shaft and at the other to the drum, tends to rotate the drum, so as to wind the cord up thereon and draw the lever L and sleeve K along to the left of the apparatus. \Vith this eonstrnction,as the lever is moved to the right along slot M in plate A, the cord is unwound from drum R, and when the lever is released it will, by the stress of spring It rotating the drum to wind up the cord, be drawn quickly back to the left end of the slot again. As the lever is thus returned to its starting-point, its pin or studZ engages the lower spring port-ion of the pawl O and forces it out-ward off of the rear edge of lug 0 on the bar N.

I do not, of course, limit myself to the form of springdrum and spring therefor as shown in the drawings. Any other form of the same or any other means for automatically returuing the lever to its normal starting-point at the left side of the apparatus can be used without departure from my invention.

\Vhere space would allow, a weighted cord could be attached to or connected with the drum, so as to rotate it in the same way as spring R.

The operation of my apparatus, as far as described, is as follows: Vith the lever L in its normal position at the left of the apparatus and the lower spring end of pawl O resting against the end of lug 0 on bar N, if an amount of cash-say seventy-five centsis to be indicated,the leverisseized by the fingerand moved along the slot M until it reaches the vertical slot in marked with the number 75. The key or handle end of the lever is then raised up into the slot. The rear end of the lever is thus depressed, and the arm thereon engages the arm 0 on the seventy-five-eent indicatorrod 0, and carries such arm and rod downward, so that the plates H and H on the upper end of the rod uncover the number on the front and rear of plate F. As the rod. is depressed, the forward end of its arm 0 rides down over the inclined rear side of the wing or swinging plate I and pushes the plate forward, as already described. As soon as the arm 0 passes down below the edge of the plate I, the. latter is swung rearward quickly by its springs, so as to catch and hold the arm 0 down when the rear end of lever L is raised again. As the lever is operated to depress the indicatonrod, asjust described, its rear end bears down the bar N, causing the dog 2) to draw back and release the bell-hammer lever to strike an alarm on the bell. As the bar N is thus swung down, the end of lug 0 on it rides down over the inner side of pawl 0 until such a point of the incline on the lower portion of the pawl is rear-lied that the lug end ceases to engage the pa wl-side, and the pawl springs outward again behind the lug. When the depressed lever is released, the bar N, under the stress of its raislug-springs na, flies upward, raising the rear key-lever or its sleeve.

end of the lever L, so as to swing its front end down out of slot m. The action of the springdrum and cord then causes the lever to travel quickly back along the slot M to its starting position again. As the arm N rises, its lug 0*, engaging with its rear edge the front inclined edge of the lowerend of pawl O, swings such pawl rearward until the notch is reached,when the pawl flies quickly forward and locks the bar in its elevated position by the engagement of the notch with the lug 0 The pawl continues thus to lock the bar N until thelever L travels back to its startingpoint, and the pin or stud on the lever strikes the inner side of the pawl and presses thelatteroutward beyond the end of the lug 0 into its position as first set forth in the description of the operation. As the pawl is thus tripped from the lug 0 only when thelevcr is moved clear back to its starting-point, obviously the lever cannot be actuated so as to draw down another indicating-rod before it is returned to its startingpoint.

The arm L on the lever is made of such length that the arm 0 on the indicator-rod engaged by it is carried clear below the lower edge of the wing or pawl-plate before the bellstriking mechanism'is fully operated. This insures that the indicator-rod will be properly locked down when the lever has been actuated far endugh to cause the alarm to be struck and is released. The lug o on the arm N is so situated with reference to the notch 0 on the pawl O that the notch engages the lug 0 before the arm L on the lever rises above the series of arms 0 0, so that the lever could be moved to one side or the other into position to depress another indicatorrod. With this construction, before the key-lever arm is raised into position to be moved over the arms 0 c on the indicator-rods, the bar N is locked, so as to prevent the rear end of the lever being depressed until the lever has been moved back to its starting-point again to cause the unlocking of the arm N, as described. As the key lever must after each indication be returned to the same startiugpoint, it always has to travel a certain fixed distance in order to be in position to makea certain indication.-

As the numbered slots in m are equidistant from each other, the amount of travel of the lever to make any indication would, if measured or registered, clearly show what indication was made. I take advantage of this fact in the construction and arrangement of my registering devices, to be described.

Journaled in suitable supports on each frameplate A A, directly above the end of the shaft K, upon which the key-lever sleeve slides and rotates, is a roller or pulley, S, preferably flanged, as shown. Over these two pulleys passes an endless chain, S, attached at s to the \Vith this construction the chain will obviously be drawn back and forth over the pulleysas theleveris moved back and forth along the rod K. Supported in hearings on a suitable frame, T, above the chain S is the fore-and-aft-extending shaft T, provided at its forward end for the reception of a key, for a purpose to be described. On this shaft is loosely jonrnaled the toothed wheel T, whose teeth, corresponding in numher to the number of indicator-rods, mesh with the links in the chain S. The teeth on the wheel shown are twenty in number. As they are equidistant, the wheel will obviously be turned by the chain S certain determined dis tances as the key-lever is moved into position to make the several indications. On the shaft T, in rear of wheel T are several registerwheels, U, U, U", and U. Of these the three U, U, and U are looselyjournaled upon, and the rear one, U is fixed to, the shaft. Each of these wheels has the plain cylindrical portion a, for receiving the series of register-numbers, and is provided with the series of teeth a u a, twenty in number, as shown in the drawings. Such teeth are preferably situated around the forward edges of the cylindrical portion of the wheels, as shown. The wheel U is provided with a single tooth or projection, a situated close to the teeth a a on the wheel next in rear of it. The wheels U U" are each provided with two similarly-situated teeth, a" a diametrically opposite each other. The front wheel, U, is, ,on its front side, close to the toothed disk or wheel T provided with a series of ratchet-teeth, n u, and the wheel T is provided with a spring-pawl, U, adapted to engage these teeth in such way as to cause the wheel U to turn with wheel T as the latter wheel turns in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. Such is the direction, obviously; in which the wheel, T is turned by the chain S when the key-lever L is moved along into position to make an indication. As the lever returns and the chain and wheel T are moved in the opposite direction, the pawl U rides over the ratchet-teeth a a without turning the wheel U. The wheel U is on its cylindrical portion provided with a series of numbers,beginning at fivc,and then increasing by five up to ninety-five. Beyond the ninetyfive there is a cipher instead of the one-burr dred mark, to agree with the indicating-numbers on plate F. On the wheels U U there are twenty numbers; but such numbers run increasing by one from 0 up to 9, and then, beginning again with 0, run up to 9 again. Upon the shaft V, parallel to the shaft T, are journaled the carrying-wheels V V, having pins 1; e, which on each wheel mesh with the teeth on one-of the wheels U U U, and are adapted to be engaged by the tooth a on the wheel next in front of the wheel with whose teeth they mesh. The numbers on the last or rear wheel, U run from 0 up to 19, consecutively. Vith this construction of register-wheels, for every complete turn of the wheel U, which represents one dollar, the next wheel, U, is turned one tooth. The wheel U will thus register the dollars up to nine. \Vhen it is turned another tooth for the tenth dollar, its tooth or projection a will engage the pins on the carryingwheel V, and, turning this wheel,will turnwheel U one tooth to register the number of ten dollars. The amounts to be registered will be thus carried from one wheel to the other, so that the entire amount indicated and registered can be readoff at once. The wheel II will show the norm ber of cents, the wheel U the number of dollars below ten, the wheel U the tens of dollars, and the wheel U the h and reds of dollars up to nineteen.

With the four register wheels shown an amount of cash up to one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety-five cents can obviously be registered.

The acres on the several wheels all have the same positions with relation to the single teeth a a on the wheels, and on each of the wheels coincident with each tooth a thereon is the ratchet-shaped projection a".

On each of the wheels 'UU U", substantially on the same radius with the teeth. a a, is a spring-pawl, a", for engaging the projection on U ,the wheel nextin front. (See Figs. 5 and 6.)

The forward end of the shaft T is made an gular, as shown, to receive a setting-key, by which the shaft can be turned to revolve the wheel U, fixed to it, forward. As the wheel is thus turned, its pawl u encounters the projection a, so that the wheel U is turned with wheel U. The wheel U rotates until its pawl a engages the projection a on wheel U", and then the latter wheel rotates with the others. In this all the wheels of the series are taken up, and as the ZEIOS on the wheels have the same positions with relation to the projections u and the pawls a on the wheels, the zeros, when the wheels are all taken up, will be in line with each other. A slot in a shield or plate or other guide for readingis of course to be used in connection with the registenwheels, and the wheels, when they are reset, are to be turned until their zeros come to the slot or reading-point. Pawls a it, held. by springs if a in contact with the teeth a on the register-wheels, serve to keep such wheels from turning backward. To facilitate the raising of the handle or key end of the lever L up into the slots in m, as desired, the slots are at theirlowcr left-hand sides rounded or beveled. To facilitate the raising of the lever end up into the right slot, as desired, I have provided steps or gagekeys \V, consisting of narrow plates held in guides to w on the rear side of plate, just to the right of the respective slots in m in connection with which they are to act. At their upper ends they project out through slots in the plate A to form keys w 'w', by which they can be pushed down, as desired. Such keys are, as shown, numbered to correspond with the numbers of the respective slots in in. On the left-hand side of each of these gage-keys is a projection, 20, adapted to project across the respective slot in when the key is pushed down. The lower end of the gage key W then projects down across the leverslot M in plate A, so as to stop the lever L directly under the slot m as said lever is moved along to the right to make an indication. As the lever is raised up into slot at to make such indication, itengages projection to and raises the gagekey so as to clear its lower end from slot M.

It is intended to make the gagekeys of spring material and support them frictionally in their guides and against the rear face of plate A, so that when raised they will stay up until pushed down again.

To prevent any tampering with the indicator-keys from the front through slotted plate A, I have provided a shield-plate, X, extending across within the frame, just behind the chain S and the shaft on which the lever L is supported. This plate has a longitudinal slot, :0, for permitting all desirable movements of the lever L.

Instead of a sprocket-chain for turning wheel, I contemplate using, if desired, a metal or other band or tape provided with holes or projections for engaging the teeth of the wheel, or a cord provided with knots or loops for the same purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with the plate provided with the series of numbers or indicating-marks on its opposite sides, the series of movable rods provided with the numbenhiding plates, situated on both sides of the numbered plate, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

2. In an indicator, in combination with a plate provided with the series of indicatingnumbers, the series of rods below, a plate on each of the rods adapted to hide the numbers on the plate when the rods are raised, and suit able springs for raising the rods and holding them raised, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the numbered plate or surface, the indicatoi rods below such plate or surface provided with plates to cover the numbers when the rods are raised, spiral springs surrounding the rods and forcing them upward, and suitable stops for limiting the upward travel of the rods, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In combination with the plate or surface provided with the series of numbers, the rods provided with plates for hiding the numbers, and with arms or projections, the springs for actuating the rods in one direction, and a lever adapted to be brought at will into engagement with any one of the proj eetions or arms on the rods, substantially as. and for the purpose specified.

5. In combination with the series of rods provided with arms or projections, the leversupporting shaft and the lever supported thereon so as to be capable of being slid along the shaft, with its end passing over the series of arms on the rods, and of being rocked on the shaft, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

(3. In combination with the series of rods ICC) provided with arms or projections, the shaft parallel to the series of arms and the lever supported on the shaft so as to be free to be moved along the same and rocked thereon, as desired, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In combination with the series of arms or projections, the key-lever adapted to be moved along the series and rocked to engage any de sired one of the arms, and means, substantially as described, for returning the lever to its starting-point when it is released,substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

8. In combination with the series of indicator-rods and arms or projections thereon, the lever supporting shaft, the loose sleeve thereon, and the lever carried by the sleeve, the springdrunnand the cord connected with the drum and the lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In combination with the series of indicator'rods provided with portions adapted to be engaged by a lever, the sliding and swinging lever, the Swinging frame having the bar under the lever, and the springs for raising the frame, substantially as and for the purpose shown. 1

10. In combination with the series of indicatorrods provided with portions adapted to be engaged by a lever, the sliding and rocking lever adapted to be moved along the series and rocked to actuate any one of the rods, the rotarydrum, a spring for rotating the same, and a cord attached to the drum and to the lever, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

11. In combination with the sliding and rocking key-lever, the swinging frame having the bar extending across below the lever and a pawl for locking the frame in an elevated position, substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. In combination with the series of indicator-rods and the sliding and rocking lever for actuating them, the swinging frame having thebar extending across in front of the rods and below the lever, and bell-striking mechanism connected with the frame, so as to be operated thereby as it is swung down by the lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

13. In combination with the sliding and rocking key-lever, the swinging frame having the bar engaging the lever, the springs connected with the frame, a bell-striking lever, and a tripping device for the same on the frame, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

14. In combination with the series of indicating devices in an indicator and the sliding and rocking lever adapted to actuate any one of such devices, as desired, a swinging frame adapted to hold the lever out of engagement with the indicating devices, a spring-dog for locking the frame, and suitable means on the lever for tripping such dog when the lever is at its starting-point, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

15. In combination with the series of indicating devices and the sliding and rocking lever for actuating the same, the frame having the bar extending under the lever, the springs for raising such frame to support the lever, a spring-dog adapted to lock the frame in its elevated position when it has been depressed and allowed to rise again, and a suit able trip on the lever for tripping such dog, substantially as and for the purpose described.

16. In combination with theswinging frame and the lug or lip thereon, the swinging pawl provided with a notch to engage the lug and having its notched portion made yielding, so that it can be pushed off of the lug, and the spring for swinging the pawl, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

17. In combination with the swinging frame and thelug thereon, theswinging pawl adapted to engage the rear edge of the lug and having its engaging portion made yielding, so that it can be pushed off of the lug, and the spring for swinging the pawl into engagement with the lug, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

18. In combination with the swinging frame and the lug thereon, the pawl pivoted to swing toward and from the edge of the lug and made yielding in a direct-ion at right angles to its swing, and the spring for swinging the pawl and for the purpose described.

20. In combination with the swinging pawl having its lower portion made of spring material adapted to yield in a direction at right angles to the plane of its swing, astop adapted to limit its swing, and also the springing of its lower end, and the spring for swinging the pawl, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

- 21. In combination with the swinging frame and thekey thereon, the swinging pawl, whose lower end is of spring material and normally tends to stand out in position to be swung against the rear edge of the key, and is provided with a lug-engaging notch and below such notch is cut away or inclined rearward beyond the path of the rear edge of the lug, and the pawl-actuating spring, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

22. In combination with the swinging frame and means for automatically locking the same in elevated position when the frame has swung down and risen again, one or more springs for raising the frame, and the sliding key-lever provided with means for tripping the framelocking device when the lever is slid to its startingpoint, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

23. In combination with the series of indicator-rods and the springs for raising and holding them up, arms or shoulders on the rods, and the swinging wing or pawl-plate, substantially as and for the purpose described.

24. In combination with the series of indicator-rods having the arms on their lower ends, the springs for raising the rods and holding them up, the swinging plate, and a spring or springs acting to hold the plate with its lower edge in the path of the arms on the rods as such rods are depressed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

25. In combination with the series of indicating devices and the sliding and rocking lever adapted to be moved into position to actuate any of the indicating devices and rocked or swung to engage and move such device, the plate having the longitudinal slot along which the lever is moved and the series of upright slots to allow movement of thelever to actuate the different indicating devices, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

26. In combination with the series of indieating devices and the sliding and rocking lever for actuating the same, the plate provided with the longitudinal slot through which the lever projects, and with the series of upright slots extending up from such slot, so situated that when the lever is below any one of them it will be in position to actuate one of the indicating devices and numbered to agree with the indicating-nunibers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

27. In combination with the sliding and rocking key-lever, the plate provided with the longitudinal slot and the series of upright numbered slots extending up from the upper edge of the longitudinal slot, and sliding gages or stops on the plate beside the upright slots adapted to be moved separately, so as to project down across the longitudinal slot in the plate, substantially as and for the purpose described.

28. In combination with the series of indieating devices and the sliding and rocking key lever, the plate provided with the longi" tudinal slot, and with the upright slots extending up from such slot, so situated as to allow the lever to be rocked when it has been slid into position to actuate any of the indicating devices, and suitable movable stops adapted to be moved into position to stop the lever under any of the upright slots, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

29. In combination with the plate having the longitudinal slot and the series oi upright slots at theupper sidethereol, the sliding gage plates or stops on the slotted plate close beside the upright slots, and adapted to be moved in position across the longitudinal slot, substair tially as and for the purpose shown.

30. In combination with the plate provided with thelongitndinal slot and the series ofslots at right angles thereto, the sliding stops on the plate close beside the several slots of the series, provided with projections adapted to stand across such slots when the stops are moved to cause their ends to stand across the longitudinal slot in the plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

31. In combination with the sliding and rocking lever, the plate slotted longitudinally and provided with the series of upright slots extending up from said slot,t.he series of steps or gages, each adapted to be moved to stand across the longitiulinal slot close beside one of the uprightslots, and provided with an arm or projection extending over across the upright slot when the stop is so moved, substantially as and for the purpose described.

32. In combination with the series of indi cating devices and the sliding and rockinglcvcr for actuating thesaine,the longitudinally-slotted plate provided with the series of upright slots up which the lever is moved to actuate the different indicating devices, and the stops or gages alongside the respective slots, each having a suitable handle, and being marked with a number corresponding to the number on the indicating device which will be act uated if the lever be raised up the slot under which the gage stops the lever in its movement along the longitudinal slot in the plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

33. In combination with the sliding and rocking key-lever, the registering mechanism and suitable connections between the same and the lever, whereby as the latter is slid in one direction the registering mechanism is actuated, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

Si. In combination with the lever pivotshat't and the lever rocking and sliding thereon, registering mechanism and the band connected with the lever and adapted to actuate the registering mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

35. In combination with the lever-supporting rod or shaft and the key-lever adapted to he slid along the same, the chain attached to the lever and passing around suitable pulleys, and the registering mechanism having a toothed wheel to mesh with the chain, substantially as and for the purpose described.

36. In combination with the registeringwheels proper and the toothed wheel connected therewith by a pawl-andratchet connection, the chain, the two pulleys around which the chain passes, and the sliding keylever connected with the chain, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

37. In combination with the register-wheel shaft and the toothed register-wheel fixed thereto, the spring-pawl on the wheel, two or more toothed register-wheels loosely journaled on the shaft, and each provided on its one side with one or more ratchetshaped projections and on its other side with a spring-pawl to engage the projection on the next whcel,one

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or more teeth projecting out from the pehave hereunto set my hand this 7th day of riphery of each Wheel close to the series of March, 1887. teeth on the next wheel, the carrying-wheels, and the pawls engaging the series of teeth on 5 the several wheels, substantially as and for the Vitnesses:

CHAS. H. GIBSON, O. E. ROBINSON.

CABEL B. HOPKINS.

purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 

